Engaging the Community Locally Dr. Mark Bedell Superintendent of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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• Dr. Mark Bedell

Superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools ¡

Engaging the Community Locally

Plant seeds.

You start by cultivating relationships…

Limit the barriers to access… ¡

• Get out in the community
• Form advisory committees
• Be transparent with the media
• Write opinion pieces for local papers
• Provide opportunities for meet and greets

(First Fridays on 18th and Vine, Day at the K First Pitch, neighborhood meetings)

• Eat lunch with students and teachers
• Utilize technology (“The Scope” Podcast, The

Plug, Twitter, Facebook)

Engage your audience.

Make sure your stakeholders feel heard…

Tailor your engagement for the needs of your community…

• Listening and Learning tours
• Knock and talk events
• Town halls for students and teachers
• Strategic planning process
• Find ways to talk about complex/difficult issues within your school

system (Truth Project)

Play as a team.

Leverage innovative partnerships…

Tap into the resources around you…

• Sprint 1Million Project
• Plaza Comunitaria initiative/ Mexican Consulate
• KCATA—public transit system in Kansas City, MO
• Metropolitan Community College—Early College Program, CTE
• City of Kansas City—Mayor Sly James
• Federal Reserve Bank
• Churches/Clergy

THE KCPS MENTORING INITIATIVE

Focus on the positive.

Make communication and outreach a priority…

Thank ¡You. ¡